Aworkshop on Technical Aspects of Civilian Nuclear Security

INDIA-U.S. COOPERATION ON GLOBAL SECURITY: A WORKSHOP ON TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF CIVILIAN NUCLEAR SECURITY ____________________________________ Organised by U.S. NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCE AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES October 29-31, 2012 J R D Tata Auditorium INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC AND SECURITY STUDIES PROGRAMME National Institute of Advanced Studies Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore URL: www.nias.res.in GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF WORKSHOP This India-U.S. workshop on the technical aspects of civilian nuclear security has been convened jointly by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) in Bangalore. The goals and objectives of this joint workshop are: To build mutual understanding of how experts in India and the United States approach issues of civilian nuclear materials management and security; To establish contacts among and Indian and US scientists and experts on nuclear materials security in order to explore future areas of cooperation relating to nuclear security issues; To identify potential areas of cooperation in scientific and technical fields between the experts and institutions in India and the United States. Given these goals and objectives, NIAS and NAS encourage open and frank discussion during the workshop, and urge all participants to be actively engaged and seek specific opportunities for further collaborative scientific efforts. INDIA-U.S. COOPERATION ON GLOBAL SECURITY: A WORKSHOP ON TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF CIVILIAN NUCLEAR SECURITY U.S. NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCE AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES OCTOBER 29-31, 2012 AGENDA DAY ONE 9:30 – 10:00 Introductory Remarks V.S. Ramamurthy, Director, NIAS Raymond Jeanloz, Professor, University of California Berkeley. Session I: Overview of Civilian Nuclear Security: A Systems Approach Session Chair: Dr. V.S. Ramamurthy Rapporteur: Dr Arun Vishwanathan 10:05 – 10:25 M.R. Srinivasan, Former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission 10:25 – 10:45 Robert Kuckuck, Former Director, LANL 10:45 – 11:30 Discussion 11:30 – 11:50 Coffee Break Session II: Securing Nuclear Materials Session Chair: Dr Raymond Jeanloz Rapporteur: Dr Nabeel Mancheri Overview of Nuclear Materials 11:50 – 12:10 R. Rajaraman, Emeritus Professor, JNU 12:10 – 12:30 Ravi Grover, Director, Strategic Planning Group, BARC 12:30 – 12:50 Peter Santi, Scientist, Safeguards Science and Technology Group, LANL 12:50 – 13:30 Discussion 13:30 – 14:30 Lunch Session III: Nuclear Forensics Session Chair: Dr. Philip Gibbs Rapporteur: Ms Ila Gupta 14:30 – 14:50 V. Venugopal, Dr.Raja Ramanna Fellow, Radio Chemistry and Isotope Group, BARC 14:50 – 15:10 Ian Hutcheon, Deputy Director, Glenn Seaborg Institute 15:10 – 15:55 Discussion 15:55 – 16:15 Coffee Break Session IV: Cyber Security for Civilian Nuclear Materials Security Session Chair: Dr Surinder P Singh, Oak Ridge National Lab Rapporteur: Ms Ila Gupta 16:15 – 16:35 Suresh Babu, Computer Division, BARC 16:35 – 16:55 Cliff Glantz, Senior Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Lab 16:55 – 17:40 Discussion 17:40 Adjourn 19:00 Dinner DAY TWO Session V: Technologies and Physical Security of Nuclear Materials Session Chair: Dr Robert Kuckuck Rapporteur: Dr Arvind Kumar 9:30 – 9:50 G.P. Srivastava, Director, E&I Group, BARC 9:50 – 10:10 Jordan Parks, Member, Sandia National Laboratories 10:10 – 11:00 Discussion 11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break Session VI: Nuclear Security at Civilian Facilities Session Chair: Dr V.S. Ramamurthy Rapporteur: Dr Arun Vishwanathan Reactor Facilities 11:25 – 11:45 G.P. Srivastava, BARC 11:45 – 12:05 Michael Browne, Los Alamos National Laboratory 12:05 – 12:50 Discussion 12:50 – 13:50 Lunch Non-Reactor Facilities 13:50 – 14:10 A.R. Sundararajan, Former Head, Radiological Safety Division, AERB 14:10 – 14:30 Michael O’Brien, Associate Program Leader, LLNL Safety, Security, Safeguards 14:30 – 14:50 Paul Nelson, Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M University 14:50 – 15:40 Discussion 15:40 – 16:00 Coffee Break Training on Nuclear Materials Security 16:00 – 16:20 G.P. Srivastava, BARC 16:20 – 16:40 Michael O’Brien, LLNL 16:40 – 17:20 Discussion SPECIAL LECTURE Chair: Dr Arcot Ramachandran, Rapporteur: Prof KP Vijayalakshmi 17:45-19:15 Anil Kakodkar, Former Chairman, AEC 19:30 Dinner DAY THREE Session VII: The Human Factor in Nuclear Materials Security Session Chair: Dr. Stephen Cohen, Brookings Institution Rapporteur: Dr M Mayilvaganan Insider Threats 09:30 – 09:50 Hormis Tharakan, Former Director, R&AW 09:50 – 10:10 Phil Gibbs, Safeguards R&D Manager Brookhaven, National Lab 10:10 – 10:50 Discussion 10:50 – 11:10 Coffee Break Session VIII: A Systems Approach to Civilian Nuclear Security: A Summary Session Chair: Dr. Stephen Cohen Rapporteur: Dr M Mayilvaganan 11:10 – 11:30 Baldev Raj, Former Director, IGCAR 11:30 – 11:50 D.V. Rao, Executive Advisor, LANL 11:50 – 12:30 Discussion Session IX: General Discussion and Suggested Future Actions 12:30 – 13:10 Session Chair Summaries 13:10 – 13:30 Closing Remarks Raymond Jeanloz BV Sreekantan, Visiting Professor, NIAS 13:30 Adjourn and Lunch .

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